November 03, 2014, 7:30AM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house at 14th Place and Adair Street in Cornelius on Nov. 2. Full story »

November 02, 2014, 9:05PM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house on Nov. 2, 2014. The building stood at N. 14th Place and N. Adair Street in Cornelius, right next to City Hall and the public library. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

November 02, 2014, 9:05PM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house on Nov. 2, 2014. The building stood at N. 14th Place and N. Adair Street in Cornelius, right next to City Hall and the public library. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

November 02, 2014, 9:05PM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house on Nov. 2, 2014. The building stood at N. 14th Place and N. Adair Street in Cornelius, right next to City Hall and the public library. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

November 02, 2014, 9:05PM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house on Nov. 2, 2014. The building stood at N. 14th Place and N. Adair Street in Cornelius, right next to City Hall and the public library. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

November 02, 2014, 9:05PM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house on Nov. 2, 2014. The building stood at N. 14th Place and N. Adair Street in Cornelius, right next to City Hall and the public library. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

November 02, 2014, 9:05PM

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Cornelius Fire Department recruits practiced their skills on a controlled burn of an unused fire department intern house on Nov. 2, 2014. The building stood at N. 14th Place and N. Adair Street in Cornelius, right next to City Hall and the public library. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 07, 2014, 3:18PM

An old Forest Grove fire engine drives in front of the Forest Grove Hotel in the final square to be painted in a mural by Nate Marcel and Emily Lux. The mural decorates the back of Valley Art Gallery with portraits of significant people, places and things in Forest Grove. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 05, 2014, 8:00AM

The Forest Grove fire department hosted an open house with other public service agencies on Oct. 4, introducing kids to their equipment and connecting with the community through fun and safety education. Full story »

October 04, 2014, 8:33PM

Forest Grove Fire Marshal David Nemeyer explains the purpose of the fire department's annual open house with other public service agencies. While safety education is an important part of the day, Nemeyer says connecting with the community is the end goal.

October 04, 2014, 5:10PM

Caleb Beaulieu, 7, operates a backhoe with the help of a Public Works employee at Forest Grove Fire & Rescue's open house with other public agencies on Oct. 4, 2014. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 04, 2014, 5:10PM

Caleb Beaulieu, 7, operates a backhoe with the help of a Public Works employee at Forest Grove Fire & Rescue's open house with other public agencies on Oct. 4, 2014. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 04, 2014, 5:10PM

Alexis Lewis, 4, waves to her mother and sister from high above in a Forest Grove Light & Power bucket truck at Forest Grove Fire and Rescue's open house with other public agencies on Oct. 4, 2014. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 04, 2014, 5:10PM

Caitlyn Lewis, 2, looks up at her sister Alexis as she takes a ride in a Forest Grove Light & Power bucket truck at Forest Grove Fire and Rescue's open house with other public agencies on Oct. 4, 2014. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 04, 2014, 5:10PM

A long line of eager children and their parents wait for rides in a fire truck at Forest Grove Fire and Rescue's open house with other public agencies on Oct. 4, 2014. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

October 04, 2014, 5:10PM

Twins Logan (left) and Levi Ford pretend to be locked up in a Forest Grove Police car at Forest Grove Fire & Rescue's open house with other public agencies on Oct. 4, 2014. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader